No
Draft Local Plan Review
Representation ID: 900
Received: 07/02/2017
Respondent: Roger & Valerie Godwin
Objection to Site 13.
41% of additional housing in 1 square mile of Shirley South.
Already major house building projects in area.
Gridlock on Stratford Road and feeder roads.
Poor road network.
Bills Lane is not a road, traffic problems all times of day.
Major impact on schools, doctor surgeries, local hospital, roads, parking.
Shirley station cannot accommodate additional parking so people park on local roads.
Impact on environment and additional pollution.
Impact on quality of life.
Existing lack of amenities, including reducing Shirley Park and loss of trees for development.
Impact on Green Belt.
Objection To Proposed New Housing plan For Shirley South
We moved to Bills Lane 10 years ago because of its rural position and now shocked with the planned
housing proposal .
Reasons for the objection : -
Why is 41% of the required additional housing requirement , planned for one squire mile in Shirley south .
Shirley and surrounding area already have major building ( houses ) projects .
Shirley is already grid locked with vehicles , including the Stratford Rd and all the feeder roads .
Road network is poor in the area .
Bills Lane is a lane not a road and already having problems with traffic at all times of the day .
Major impact on - schools
Doctors & surgeries .
Local hospital
Roads and lanes .
Parking in Shirley is a problem , too many vehicles .
Shirley station can not accommodate additional parking , so people park in local roads .
Impact on our environment and additional pollution .
Impact on " quality of life " .
Already lack of amenities for general public , reduced the size of our local park to build flats , including removal of a number precious trees .
Impact on the green belt for Shirley .